While most people think that the best way to affect change is to move into government, Deputy Mayor Andrew B. Frank appeared to indicate an opposite opinion yesterday: he is leaving his governmental post for a private position with a university.
Baltimore Deputy Mayor for Economic and Neighborhood Development Andrew B. Frank announced his resignation yesterday, along with his intention to leave City Hall mid-May for a advisement job with John Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels. His new job includes economic development advising, and working on neighborhood revitalization with the East …

Media sources were buzzing yesterday with the news that the Goldseker Foundation has granted $435,000 to a select group of Baltimore city schools. However, the grants came with some interesting stipulations: the money must be used in partnership with their surrounding neighborhoods. These joint grants serve to improve not only schools, but the community as a whole.
The Goldseker Foundation intends to build healthy neighborhoods from the inside out by improving educational standards and serving the children of the neighborhoods. Better educational standards raises property values, and the grants are expected …

Brand new Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake addressed the city yesterday in her first state of the city address since her election, as reported by The Daily Record last night. Her mainly economic speech focused on the budget woes of Baltimore (the city has accumulated a $120 million budget deficit). Most notably, she stated that the deficit is in fact equal to a 36-cent raise in the property tax – however, she pledged to avoid raising the property tax in Baltimore, telling City Council that “if we work together, we can pledge …

If you’re looking to buy in the super-luxury market in Baltimore, you’re in luck – the Ritz-Carlton has avoided its debt crisis.
RXR Realty, the developer for the beautiful new Ritz-Carlton on the Inner Harbor, recently announced that it has secured a $176 million loan to refinance the project, as reported by the Baltimore Sun just yesterday. This step will allot RXR a three-year extension to market the many unsold units. In fact, only 23 of the 190 units have been sold since its opening (most famously to novelist Tom Clancy).
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A couple recent reports offer further encouragement concerning the real estate market in Baltimore!
1. The Baltimore Sun recently reported that “more homes were sold last month – and for more money on average – than a year earlier in the Baltimore metro area.”
Metropolitan Regional Information systems released the numbers Wednesday, and it’s good news. Home sales are up 9% from last January: about 1,100 were sold, and the average sale price increased by just over 2 percent at $272,000. Furthermore, “average buyers last month got homes for about 11 percent …

Foreclosures drop in January, but the future could hold trouble. Clearly, the best news in this market is that this is the perfect atmosphere for first-time home buyers. Obama will even send you a check for your purchase – and so will we.

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Putting this Whitepaper together was almost as exciting as engaging in the real estate brokerage community this year.  For all of you who have followed us through social media and our blogging efforts… and for all of you who have met us or become a client of ours: you all know we like to have fun along the way!
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